Sociodemographic Correlates of Bariatric Surgery by Procedure Type among a Statewide Ethnically Diverse Patient Population

Authors

Alisha Monnette, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical MedicineFollow
Tulay Koru-Sengul, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of MedicineFollow
Nadia L. Fleurantin, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of MedicineFollow
Sarah E. Messiah, University of Texas School of Public HealthFollow
WayWay M. Hlaing, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of MedicineFollow

Publication Date

May 2019

Abstract

Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) 2013 inpatient data was used to conduct a retrospective review using International Classification of Diseases 9th edition (ICD-9) procedure codes to examine the sociodemographic correlates of three bariatric procedures [Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB), Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB), and Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG)]. Race-ethnic groups included non-Hispanic white (NHW), non- Hispanic black (NHB), Hispanic, and other. The sample (n=6,424, mean age 46 years) was predominantly NHW (57.4%), female (74.9%), commercial-insurance carriers (51.2%), and severely obese (98.8%). SG was the most common procedure (57.9%) followed by RYGB (39.3%), and LAGB (2.8%). Regardless of bariatric procedure type, over 40% were covered by commercial insurance. The relationship between insurance status and bariatric procedure type was statistically significant (p<0.01). However, race-ethnicity and bariatric procedure relationship was not significant after adjusting for age, sex, and insurance status.

Despite the current high obesity frequencies across all demographics in the state of Florida, NHW women (compared to their sex-ethnic-specific counterparts) in our sample received the highest proportion of bariatric surgeries. Further research should examine why this finding continues despite obesity and its health-related consequences affecting all sex- ethnic groups.

Recommended Citation

Monnette, Alisha; Koru-Sengul, Tulay; Fleurantin, Nadia L.; Messiah, Sarah E.; and Hlaing, WayWay M. (2019) "Sociodemographic Correlates of Bariatric Surgery by Procedure Type among a Statewide Ethnically Diverse Patient Population," Florida Public Health Review: Vol. 16, Article 3.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/fphr/vol16/iss1/3